IT will act as an umbrella for Independent candidates on issues, such as, a better health service, urban disadvantage, unemployed, equality in education, negative equity victims, rural issues, disabilities, small and medium business enterprises, Banking, protecting our constitution, etc. Candidates representing general issues are also welcome. IT is not hung up on political ideologies of left, right or centre.

Jim's track record in the voluntary sector also includes founding the charity Rural Resettlement Ireland in 1990 (still in operation) which has helped over 760 urban families to move to the West. Declan Mac Partlin, another founding member of the IRDA who was later elected as an Independent to Wexford Co Council.

Independents Together is a voluntary non-party organisation set up to encourage ordinary people from all walks of life to run as independent candidates in all counties.

The only way to break the disastrous cycle of Civil War politics and return power to the people who pay the bills, is to see as many independents as possible elected to Councils and to the Dáil.

Independents Together (the organisation) does not subscribe to political ideologies of left, right or centre.
Independents Together candidates shall uphold basic principles, such as, a commitment to democracy, accountability, equality, transparency and to fundamental humanitarian principles which put the quality of life of every citizen as a top priority.
Anti-pylon candidates, anti-fracking candidates as well as all other sectors and groups who feel powerless to influence decisions which directly affect their lives are encouraged to put forward candidates.
All major problems in Ireland are political at their core and the only solutions have to be political ones.
We call on voters to elect independent candidates in large numbers and put control of Government spending in the hands of the people who pay the taxes.
If elected, Independents Together candidates retain their independent status and are answerable and accountable only to the electorate and not to any party or organisation.

Cllr Gardner asked if holistic therapies and orthodox medicine could work together and if the HSE could take positive action to empower people to heal themselves.

In response Ms. Lanigan advised that health options are a personal choice and if attending a GP or being treated in hospital, patients will generally follow the clinical advice given, including the medication prescribed.

As an Independent, and a recently affiliated member of ‘Independents Together’, I welcome submissions and ideas from constituents and/or community organisations working with vulnerable and marginalised groups to assist in shaping my forthcoming core policies.

I am asked Tommy Broughan what Independents Together was and he said

"Independents Together is a group of Independent councillors from around the country who are not part of any other alliance. They approached me earlier this year about joining them and explained that they hope to support Independent candidates in the forthcoming Dáil and Seanad Elections. The Councillors I met would be generally supportive of the core policies I have outlined over the past 4 years including an end to austerity, fair fiscal policy and a major public housing programme."

I live in Dublin North East soon to be Dublin North Bay, I've voted for Tommy Broughan before I may to reconsider my vote.

Independents Groupings
They were a couple of other Independent groupings in recent years.

The Independents’ Network aims to encourage and assist independents to contest at Local Government level in order to capture the energy of the large numbers of people who are very active at a community level and who can bring those community values into the political arena.

The Network is envisaged as a platform where independent politicians and candidates can come together on the basis of shared principles; Equality, Democracy, Community, Sustainability, Solidarity and Human Rights, and cooperate, where appropriate, to bring about change in the political status quo. These principles are laid down in the Networks’ guiding document ‘Independent Thought –United Vision’ which came about as a result of collaboration between Independent TDs Catherine Murphy, John Halligan and Thomas Pringle. Recently, they have been joined by fellow independent TDs Maureen O’Sullivan and Finian McGrath (Patrick Nulty) until he resignedand together the five TDs have worked to bring the movement to its official launch.

Marian Harkin MEP was also involved in the Independents Network and now the Independents Alliance replacements for her European seat she retained in 2014 is Thomas Welby and Tim Broderick who were associated with Independents Together.

Representatives featured on www.independentsnetwork.org have signed up to the principles of Equality, Democracy, Solidarity, Sustainability, Community and Human Rights, as set out in Independent Thought - United Vision. Inclusion on this website is not an endorsement by other featured representatives or the Independents' Network.